Neeraj

Neeraj or Niraj (Devanagari: नीरज ) is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word is a compound of 'water' and 'born' and has the primary meaning of 'lotus'. The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of 'without' (which takes the form because of sandhi with the following word) and 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion'